If you insist on staying in Northern CA to finish up your master's degree, it is okay to pursue a MBA (may be with a concentration in Finance). You can still sit for the CPA exam as long as you have completed all the academic requirements (i.e. 150+ hours, plus certain # of hours of coursework in accounting and business).

I have an undergraduate degree in accounting with a in-progress MBA (with a concentration in Finance) and got my CPA license a few years ago. The accounting profession has a great demand in competent professionals in recent years, especially the public accounting sector. Finding a job (either audit or tax if you wish to stay in public accounting) is not hard at all.

太感谢了。因为版上太多人说读个烂校的MBA出来找不到工作。我没想过找大公司，只要毕业出来能找到工作先积累几年工作经验就可以了。

我要读的那个加洲洲立的学校说the MBA program provides courses that can be used to meet
the 150-hour education requirement of AICPA。

所以我想读出来只要自己努力考个CPA应该没问题。

偏金融方向我想我是不适合，数学要求高很多。还是会计比较适合我。

好谢谢楼上的mm。

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-5-10 14:20:40编辑过]

MM以前是学什么的呢?

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-5-10 16:57:53编辑过]

读个MBA选个accounting的option对找工作没有帮助的吗？

或者自己考个CPA出来再找工作。

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-5-12 16:31:19编辑过]

It's very good that you know what you like and what you are good at.

I am a computer major. I am kind of tired of doing computer stuff after 3-years programming. I am taking accounting class now. Hopefully, I can find a job in between two areas. I always know I like doing business more than the technical stuff.

I think it is not bad if you can get a MBA degree with the concentration in accounting. It would make your background even stronger with your finance skills.

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-5-10 17:10:15编辑过]

我打算读的这个学校的MBA它有八个方向选择。看起来可以修很多ACCOUNTING的课。

以前还考虑过读教育，但是反正是自费，当然读自己的本行而且好找工作的专业，所以马上选择了会计，而且本科学过相关课程，觉得还不错。

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-5-12 16:33:07编辑过]